Rainbow Reef in Key Largo also always has a dive guide at no charge. You can stay with the guide or not, your choice.
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Am I freaking out too much about this? I just feel like if the boat dumps us at a location, I am bound to be distracted by reefs/wildlife and not pay attention to direction/fin strokes/current and end up far from the boat. I just think that right now, I should be working on breathing control and bouyancy control. Adding navigation into the mix seems like too much for a beginner. Am I right?
That said, at what point do you feel confident enough to dive without a guide?
You won't be that good at picking out the eye candy since you will be focused on your diving.